By heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) October 28, 2016 The Energy Department (DOE) recently announced a new pilot program called Lab-Bridge that will make it easier for DOE national laboratories to transfer their innovative technologies to the marketplace. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been selected to participate in four of…
By Wayne.Hicks@nrel.gov (Wayne Hicks) October 28, 2016 NREL scientists Pin-Ching Maness (left), Katherine J. Chou and Wei Xiong hold test tubes containing the bacterium Clostridium thermocellum. (Photo by Amy Glickson / NREL) Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made the surprise discovery that a…
By By JOHN SCHWARTZ Opponents of the proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot say that it was written to fool voters and could make panels more costly. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/science/florida-solar-power-referendum.html
Physicists have identified a long-missing piece in the puzzle of exactly how fossil fuel combustion contributes to air pollution and a warming climate. Performing chemistry experiments in a new way, they observed a key molecule that appears briefly during a common chemical reaction in the atmosphere. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/fuel_cells/~3/PyPdDITz_v0/161027142858.htm
An American researcher is working on four projects that will help develop a better, smarter power grid. They’re looking for ways to modernize the distribution system that brings power to our homes and offices. They’re out to make a more reliable power grid for all of us. They want to…
By Aisthon Aisthon has joined the National Safe Skies Alliance to help improve airport security. The proven AgilFence system provided by Aisthon will help airports reliably secure their perimeters. [PR.com] Read more here:: http://www.pr.com/press-release/693110
By By BILL VLASIC Tesla’s chief, Elon Musk, who is SolarCity’s largest stockholder, is under pressure to prove that the electric carmaker can be a profitable foundation for a merger. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/business/tesla-quarterly-profit.html
By Global Renewables Investments B.V. Global Renewables Investments B.V. attend ceremony for Dutch Trade Mission to Iran 23-28 October 2016. [PR.com] Read more here:: http://www.pr.com/press-release/693105
A new prototype of a lithium-sulphur battery — which could have five times the energy density of a typical lithium-ion battery — overcomes one of the key hurdles preventing their commercial development by mimicking the structure of the cells which allow us to absorb nutrients. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/fuel_cells/~3/LA0A4awnPNk/161026102701.htm
A way to more efficiently create hydrogen from water has been discovered by scientists, representing an important step in making renewable energy production and storage viable. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/fuel_cells/~3/bXs8aLZwFeE/161025125747.htm
